Code of Virginia
Chapter 9 - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act
§ 9.1-900. Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry

The purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry (Registry) shall be to assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat offenders and to protect children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children.
2003, c. 584; 2020, c. 829.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety

Chapter 9 - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act

§ 9.1-900. Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry

§ 9.1-901. Persons for whom registration required

§ 9.1-902. Offenses requiring registration

§ 9.1-903. Registration and reregistration procedures

§ 9.1-904. Periodic verification

§ 9.1-905. New residents and nonresident offenders; registration required

§ 9.1-906. Enrollment or employment at institution of higher education; information required

§ 9.1-906.1. Emergency shelters; notification; registration

§ 9.1-907. Procedures upon a failure to register, reregister, or verify registration information

§ 9.1-908. Duration of registration requirement

§ 9.1-909. Relief from registration, reregistration, or verification

§ 9.1-910. Removal of name and information from Registry

§ 9.1-911. Registry maintenance

§ 9.1-912. Registry access and dissemination; fees

§ 9.1-913. Public dissemination by means of the Internet

§ 9.1-914. Automatic notification of registration to certain entities; electronic notification to requesting persons

§ 9.1-915. Regulations

§ 9.1-916. Requests for Registry data by Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; confidentiality

§ 9.1-917. Limitation on liability

§ 9.1-918. Misuse of registry or supplement information; penalty

§ 9.1-919. Notice of penalty on forms and documents

§ 9.1-920. Liberal construction

§ 9.1-921. Exemption of information systems from provisions related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency

§ 9.1-922. Use of Registry data by Statewide Automated Victim Notification (SAVIN) system; confidentiality

§ 9.1-923. Supplement to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry established